Life’s 4 Main Macromolecules:
● Simple molecules materials for building functional units
● Large macromolecules made from combination of those units
20 Amino Acids
, Amino Acids:
● Linked by peptide bonds
● Amino group of one binds with carboxyl of other
● Condensation reaction
● Once in peptide bond, amino acids are called residues
Sugars / Carbohydrates:
● Sugars made by plants by photosynthesis
● Simple sugars: short chains of hydrated carbons
● Monosaccharides (-ose suffix)
● Glucose is a hexose (6 carbon)
● Forms a ring from O bonding within molecule
● Alpha: OH opposite direction as 5 carbon group
● Beta: OH same direction as 5 carbon group
● Simple molecules materials for building functional units
● Large macromolecules made from combination of those units
20 Amino Acids
, Amino Acids:
● Linked by peptide bonds
● Amino group of one binds with carboxyl of other
● Condensation reaction
● Once in peptide bond, amino acids are called residues
Sugars / Carbohydrates:
● Sugars made by plants by photosynthesis
● Simple sugars: short chains of hydrated carbons
● Monosaccharides (-ose suffix)
● Glucose is a hexose (6 carbon)
● Forms a ring from O bonding within molecule
● Alpha: OH opposite direction as 5 carbon group
● Beta: OH same direction as 5 carbon group
